Keaukaha

The Got Pono? program is an extension of the Hawaii State's Positive Behavioral Support initiative that was adopted from Dr. George Sugai's Effective Behavioral Systems (EBS) on the mainland.

The Got Pono? program is more than a behavioral program that enchances the positive student actions in the academic and social realm of school; it is a reflection of values, beliefs, and morals that are unique to the individual student, his/her own `ohana, and the community that he/she represents. It is a cognizant reminder of genealogy, history, and place. When children come onto our campus, we want them to realize that they enter with their own kupuna (ancestors) upon their shoulders as they are representative of their own `ohana. This is PONO.

We uphold the integrity of our own community with all that is Pono. Knowing our community and place as well as the people within this area from which these children come from is critical so that balance is in place between the home and school. Pono increases the harmony between home and school; it builds the congruency between home and school. This is PONO.

There is a seamless aloha and support for Keaukaha School because it is not a school in a community, but rather a community school! It is the piko (center) of the community. It is the bridge that connects the past to the present that allows us to make decisions for our own future. This is PONO.

Pono is the sinew of who we are and where we come from. Got Pono?